Shaken Sober

He told her that he was too busy with his career to take care of her. He promised her that she had it within herself to find someone who was ready to settle down and start a family with her. He lied to her when he told her that breaking up was for the best. It wasn't until she stopped trying to change his mind that he realized how big of a mistake he made.

So he did the only thing he knew when it came to the things he didn't want to face. Patrice Bergeron drank himself into oblivion.

“Well I ain't seen my baby since I don't know when, I've been drinking bourbon, whiskey, scotch and gin.” -"One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer"; George Thorogood & The Destroyers

Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins, written for this contest.

Filling the Void
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